Ship

  • 11-ship — [OE. schipe, AS. scipe; akin to OFries. skipe, OLG. skepi, D. schap, OHG. scaf, G. schaft. Cf. {Shape}, n., and {Landscape}.] A suffix denoting state, office, dignity, profession, or art; as in lordship, friendship, chancellorship, stewardship,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12ship — n *boat, vessel, craft ship vb forward, transmit, remit, route, *send, dispatch …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13ship — [v] send, transport address, consign, direct, dispatch, drop, embark, export, forward, freight, go aboard, haul, move, put on board, remit, route, shift, ship out, smuggle, transfer, transmit; concepts 148,217 Ant. hold, keep …

    New thesaurus

  • 14-ship — [ship] [ME < OE scipe (akin to Ger schaft, Du scap) < base of scieppan, to create: see SHAPE] a suffix forming nouns 1. the quality, condition, or state of being [hardship, friendship] 2. a) the rank or office of [professorship] b) a person …

    English World dictionary

  • 15SHIP — steht für: Seed Herbarium Image Project, Forschungsprojekt am Arnold Arboretum Separator for Heavy Ion reaction Products, Experimentiereinrichtung am GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Diese… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 16ship — index consign, deliver, dispatch (send off), send, transmit, transport Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

    Law dictionary

  • 17-ship — [ʃıp] suffix [in nouns] [: Old English; Origin: scipe] 1.) a) a particular position or job, or the time during which you have it ▪ He was offered a professorship (=the job of professor) . ▪ in Mr Major s premiership (=when he was prime minister)… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18-ship — [ ʃıp ] suffix 1. ) used with some nouns to make nouns meaning a particular job or position: Mr. Parker took over the chairmanship from Ron Simpson. a ) used with some nouns to make a word meaning the period of time someone has a particular job… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19-ship — O.E. sciepe, Anglian scip state, condition of being, from P.Gmc. * skapaz (Cf. O.N. skapr, O.Fris. skip, Du. schap, Ger. schaft), from *skap to create, ordain, appoint, from PIE root * (s)kep (see SHAPE (Cf. shape) ( …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 20ship — see boat …

    Modern English usage